Filing cabinet



Jan. 6, 1931.

RICE

FILING CABINET Filed NOV. 8. 1929 l n w i w! 2. w!

WIW wl Patented Jan. 6, 1931 V mr ne, rar

RATENT 'OFFICE .Toi-ms. RICE; oF RIDGEwooD, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNoR To AMERICAN TF1.ErizioNE,AND l'rELEsRArn COMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW Y'oRx FILING CABNET Application med November s, 1929. serial No. 405,69L` 'y J This invention relates to tiling Cabinets which are more particularly adapted' Jfor tiling tickets or the like. l

-- -One of the objects of the invention consists inthe provision of stop members yfor prel l@ forstacking the filed tickets in a compact and uniform manner tobe readily available for examination' or removal.

A furtherl object consists in the provision V,of an. arrangement of the-above character l5 which is simple and comparatively. inexpen- Slvef Y, .gni l The novel features which are considered characteristiclof this .invention are setforth iwith particularity in the appended claims.

2g Theinvention itself,` both as toits organiza- `tion and method of operation, together with other obj ect-s andadvantages thereof', will be furtherexplained in therfollowingdetailed description having 'reference to the 4accomvpanying drawing consisting of ythe following figures:A-

Figure l is a-plan view in section of one compartment of. the improved cabinet taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2.-

Fig. 2 is a front: elevation of one compart- Ament of the tiling cabinetV and its associated elements. f

Fig. k3 is perspective viewvyof the stop arm with which each compartment is equipped. Fig. l is a perspective view'ot the improved cabinet having portions thereof brokenraway.l

yReferring tothe draw-ing illustrating the improved device, the reference 5 designates a base, which may be of any suitable Char- 40 acter. The base supports a tiling cabinet, kwhich may be of an desired shape, andy is shown in the present instance for the purpose of illustration as being` substantially rectangular in form.- The cabinet consists-of vertical end wall-s 6 having a horizontal connecting toppiece 7 therefor. `The cabinet is divided by vertical partitions 8 into sections, 'andthe sections are divided into compartmentswhich are open on either side. lThe compartments! are formed between `the verticall partitionsS and the horizontalr partixtionsorshelves 9., These shelves may-be composed ot metal, rubber, wood, orother suit- .able material; The shelves may be supported vat .their longitudinal edges in slots formed in the'vertical partitions orby slotted adjuncts lattached thereto. The shelves 9 are adapted Vto support tickets orgthe like, and these .may

beplaced onor removed from/che shelves from either of the open sides of the cabinet. The shelves may be pro'videdat their -ends with acut-away portion `l0 to facilitate placingxor removingk ticket-s fromk the compartments.' f I An armll of substantially,U-shapedform, 65

which may be of metal or the like, is provided for each: compartment. These arms are pivoted. in 'any suitable vmanner at their vcenters Yto the bottom of'the shelves 9 and are positioned iii offset relation tov the t axis thereof.

x The horizontalportions et f these f arms are slightly; vlonger than' the shelves toprovide a Vslight clearance between each end of vthe -shelves and therespective upturned ends or flanges of the arms. Thearms oneacli side ofa compartment yare adapted to be rotated on their pivots through an arc of suiiicient y degreeto causefthevertical iiange of an arm Vvtobe moved toward the center of a comparty ment to'close and form a stop on one side of compartment` for, mattersucli as tickets or the like.7 which may be inserted Vat the other or open side thereof. The vertical end flanges of the arms are of a height substantially equal tov the Vheight of a compartment. These flangeslthus function' as eective stops equally well whether a considerable number or a.

small number of tickets .are contained onthe shelf, of ka 'compartment y The corners `12 of the vertical partitions are shown as chamfered on the sides of the compartments with which the arms 11 engage. These chamfered portions form a vertical recess into which a flanged end'of an arm may be positioned when moved to opena compartment. Afree and Aunobstructed opening of the compartments is thus provided. which willfprevent interference to the insertion or withdrawal .of tickets therefrom. f

The cabinet may be provided with the usual k100 f therein.

.open position. t

' in the use ernia' improved' device when Vthe compartment is opened on "one side, it Vremains so until it is desired to insert or `remove tickets from the opposite side. At such time the position of Vthe armis reversed-,by

pushing the vertical flange ofthe arm von,

that side into; the recessY in ythe partition. 1 .Whilethere'islsh-own and described lherein one preferred form of the invention by Way of illustration, it is `understood thaty itis vnot vlimited or confined to the precise details of construction hereinv described and delineated, as'modiiic'ation and variation maybe-made within'thescope of the appended claims without ldeparting from 'the spirit'of the invention.

What is wclaimed is: Y

l. A ling cabinet comprising -a'lplura'lity of compartments', eachl open/at both ends, movable stop rmembers associated withV the compartments in' pairs, andmeaiis fso' related tothe stop members of a pair that when one 'is moved into a non-obstructing'position with his'l respect lto one opening in a'compartment, the

other` stop member willfbe' moved into anuV i obstructing position with regard'toithe oppo- 'site opening of the compartment to form a stop formatter inserted in the compartment.

2. A filing cabinet comprisinga Casin in, a series of shelves between the partitions to form a plurality of compartments open'at eachv end, movable stop members arranged adjacent theopen' ends of each -compartment and Yadapted to obstruct access to the com-y partment, the -,two stop members at the opposite openings of each compartment. being so y arranged that when one stop member ofa pair `is moved tothe non-obstructing posiv tion, the opposite stop'memberwill be moved into an obstructingposition, thereby forming a stop formatterV insertedinto'the compartment. Y s

3. A filling cabinet comprising ai' plurality ofcompartments, each openat'both ends,

movable'A stop members yassociated with Athe 'compartments in pairs, agrecess extending Vrvei'ftically at each end of a compartmentand vmeans 'so related lto the stopY members of a pairthat when one is movedl into said 'recess in anon-obstructing position with respect opening of-vthe compartmenttoform a stop ifor matter inserted in 4theV compartment.y

4. vA filing cabinet comprising a casing having open sides, a series of partitions therein, a series of shelves between the partitions to form a plurality of compartments open atY each end, a recess ext-ending vertically at each end of acompartment, a pivoted member associated with each shelf, stop members for said pivoted member arranged adjacent the open ends of each compartment and adapted to obstruct laccess to the comvpartme'n'a the two'st'op members at the op' positie-openings of each compartment `being so arranged that when one stop member of a .pair is moved-into-Asaid recess in a non-obstriicting position, the opposite stop member will Ibe moved intoy an; obstructing position, thereby/*f forming astopfor matter inserted linto the compartment. f

5.A filing cabinet comprisinga plurality of compartments, each openA at'bo'th ends, pivoted Vstopr-ineiiibers associated with the compartments in pairs, and means so related to the stop members of avpair that when one 4is moved into a no'n-obstiaicting position with respect to one opening lin a compart- `ment,.the other stop member will be moved into an obstructing positi'oiwith regard to the opposite opening of the compartment to Zform alfstop for matter inserted inthe compartment. Y

6. A filing cabinet comprising a casing :having'open sides, a series of gpartitions therein, a series of'shelves between the partitions to form` a plurality V of compartments open'at eachend, a substantiallyU-shaped `armpivotally'associated with each shelf, 'a stop' member ateach' Vend of said'arm yarc Y y y g ranged adj aeent the open endsof each comhaving opensides, a series of partitions therepartment and adapted to obstructaccessto the opposite openings of each compartment being so arranged that when one stop inember of apair i'sfmoved to the non-obstructing position, the opposite stop lmember will be moved into an obstructingposition, thereby forming a stopformatter inserted -into the compartment. y f,

7. 'A filing 'cabinet'comprising vla plurality ofcompar-tmentaeach open at both ends, a movable arm having stop members associ- 'ated' with-the compartments in'pa-irs, a recess extending Yvertically at each end of a compartment, and means 'so' relatedfto the stop membersof a pair that when-one is moved into a recess -in a V'non-obstructing position with respect to one opening in a' compartmentftlie other stop member Will-be moved outwardly from-a recess into an obstructing position with regard to the opposite opening 'of the compartment to form a stopV for l:matter inserted- 'in the compartment.

8.- A' -lingA cabinet comprising a casing havingiopen sides therein, avseries ofpartitions-therein provided with vertical recesses,

aV series of shelves betweenftlie partitions to forma plurality of compartments open at each end, a movable arm pivotally` associated in offset relation to the axis of each shelf Y provided With stop members arranged adjacent the open ends of each compartment and adapted to obstruct access to the compartment, `the two stop members at the opposite openings of each compartment being so arf ranged that When one stop memberof a pair is moved to the non-obstructing position, the

opposite stop member Will be moved into an obstructing positionvtoward the center oa Compartment, thereby forming a stop for matter inserted into the compartment.

In testimony whereof, I have4 signed my name to this speciication this 6th day of November, 1929.

JOHN S. RICE. 

